Ethics

Judge Refuses to Allow Church/State Plaintiff to File Anonymously

By Ed Brayton

In a lawsuit filed against the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado for a program the plaintiffs say is a violation of the Establishment Clause, a federal magistrate judge has denied a request that the plaintiffs be allowed to withhold their identities in order to avoid potential harassment of their children - despite the fact that the motion was unopposed by the school district.

In fact, the two sides in the case agreed to keep the identities of the children secret. The ruling, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer, says:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on August 05, 2009 (boomark / email).